# prendere
## Italian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin prēndere, from earlier prehendere, from prae- (“before”) + *hendere (“take, seize”) (not attested without a prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈprɛn.de.re/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛndere
* Hyphenation: prèn‧de‧re

### Verb

prèndere (first-person singular present prèndo, first-person singular past historic prési, past participle préso, auxiliary avére or (also in the meaning "to happen unexpectedly") èssere)
* (transitive) to take, hold, pick up, get
    gli studenti prendono appuntithe students take notes
    prese la fidanzata e la avvicinò a séhe took his girlfriend and brought her closer to him
    prendere la paga ― to take the paycheck
    Synonyms: tenere, agguantare, stringere, afferrare, impugnare, brandire, ghermire, pigliare
* (transitive) to conquer (of a political territory or entity)
    Synonyms: conquistare, occupare, espugnare
* (transitive) to take (a means of transport)
    prendere il treno ― to take the train
* (transitive, by extension) to choose (a certain route or path)
    prendere la scorciatoia ― to take the shortcut
    Synonyms: immettersi, incanalarsi, infilare, avviarsi, affacciarsi
* (transitive) to catch (a criminal, animal, etc.)
    prendere un latitante ― to catch a fugitive
    prendere una lepre ― to catch a hare
    Synonyms: catturare, arrestare, acchiappare, acciuffare
* (transitive, by extension) to catch (an illness)
    prendere un raffreddore ― to catch a cold
    Synonym: contrarre
* (informal, transitive) to be beat up or defeated
    Synonym: prenderle
* (transitive) to get, buy
    Synonyms: acquistare, comprare, comperare, procurarsi
* (transitive, informal) to steal
    gli hanno preso il telefonothey stole his phone (from him)
    Synonyms: sgraffignare, derubare, fregare
* (transitive) to assume (a task, responsibility, etc.)
    prendere un compito ― to take up a task
    Synonym: assumere
* (transitive) to hit or strike
    prendere il bersaglio ― to hit the target
    prendergli una gamba ― to hit his leg
    Synonyms: colpire, battere, percuotere, ferire, danneggiare, ledere
    (of a target) Synonyms: colpire, azzeccare, imbroccare
* (transitive) to hit or strike [with a ‘with/using’]
    prendere a calci ― to kick (literally, “to hit with kicks”)
    prendere a pugni ― to punch (literally, “to hit with punches”)
* (transitive) to eat, drink, ingest (of food, drink, medicine, etc.)
    Synonyms: ingerire, assumere, bere, mangiare, servirsi
* (transitive, informal) to romantically attract
    i suoi occhi mi preseroI fell in love with his eyes(literally, “his eyes attracted me”)
    Synonyms: attirare, attrarre, conquistare, stregare, innamorare, abbagliare, incantare, sedurre, allettare, ammaliare, rapire, estasiare
* (transitive) to acquire (a characteristic)
    il latte ha preso un sapore acidothe milk acquired an acidic taste
    Synonyms: ereditare, derivare, acquisire
* (transitive) to pursue (a vocation)
    prendere ingegneria ― to pursue engineering
* (transitive) to measure
    la mamma gli ha preso la temperaturathe mother took his temperature
    dobbiamo prendere la lunghezza del percorsowe have to measure the length of the course
* (transitive) to pick up, receive (a radio, TV, telegraphic, etc. transmission)
    prendere il segnale ― to pick up the signal
    Synonyms: captare, ricevere
* (transitive) to feel (an emotion)
    prendere corraggio ― to hearten (literally, “feel courage”)
    prendere fiducia ― to trust (literally, “feel trust”)
    lo prendo in simpatiaI look kindly on him(literally, “I feel him in pleasantness”)
* (transitive) to take hold of, seize, or strike (someone) (of a sensation, feeling, etc.)
    una terribile paura gli ha presoa terrible fear struck him
* (transitive, informal) to occupy or take up (space or time)
    quel dipinto prende tutto il murothat painting takes up the entire wall
    Synonym: occupare
* (transitive, informal, by extension) to occupy someone's mind
    è preso dalla matematica ― he is obsessed with math
* (transitive) to require (energy, effort, etc.)
    un'impresa che prende tutte le vostre energiean undertaking that requires all of your energy
* (transitive) (sometimes with per) to take for or confuse
    Synonyms: scambiare, confondere, credere, ritenere
* (transitive) to interpret
    prendere la legge alla lettera ― to interpret the law to the letter
    Synonyms: interpretare, intendere, scegliere, adottare
* (transitive) to choose (someone for a role, job, etc.); to hire
    l'hanno preso per bidello ― they hired him as a janitor
* (transitive) to treat (someone) (in a certain way)
    mi hanno preso a male parolethey insulted me(literally, “treated me with bad words”)
* (transitive) to accept
    ora si deve prendere la vita come vienenow we have to take life for what it is
* (intransitive) (with a or per) to move (towards); to head (for) [auxiliary avere]
    prendere a destra ― to turn right
* (intransitive) (with a + inf.) to begin [auxiliary avere]
    da quel giorno prese ad amarlafrom that day, he began to love her
* (intransitive) to begin to burn [auxiliary avere] (of a fire)
    Synonym: appiccare
* (construction, intransitive) to adhere to the building materials by hardening; to take hold [auxiliary avere] (of a binder)
    Synonyms: attaccare, indurire, fare presa, solidificarsi
* (intransitive) to take root [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)
* (intransitive) to happen unexpectedly [auxiliary essere or avere]
    Synonyms: capitare, accadere, sopraggiungere
* (vulgar, slang) in the form "prenderlo", literally "to take it": to be penetrated sexually

#### Conjugation

$^1$Also in the meaning "to happen unexpectedly".

#### Derived terms

* prenderci
* prendere a pesci in faccia
* prendere di mira
* prendere due piccioni con una fava
* prendere il largo
* prendere il sole
* prendere il via
* prendere in giro
* prendere la balla al balzo
* prendere o lasciare
* prendere per il culo (vulgar)
* prendere per la gola
* prendere piede
* prendere un abbaglio
* prendere un granchio
* prenderle
* prendersela
* prendersi
* rapprendere

#### Related terms

* apprendere
* comprendere
* prensile
* prensione
* riprendere
* sorprendere

### Further reading

* prendere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* perderne

## Latin
### Pronunciation 1

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /preːnˈdeː.re/, [preːn̪ˈd̪eːrɛ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /prenˈde.re/, [pren̪ˈd̪ɛːre]

#### Verb

prēndēre
* inflection of prēndō:
** third-person plural perfect active indicative
** second-person singular future passive indicative

### Pronunciation 2

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpreːn.de.re/, [ˈpreːn̪d̪ɛrɛ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpren.de.re/, [ˈprɛn̪d̪ere]

#### Verb

prēndere
* inflection of prēndō:
** present active infinitive
** second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative